惠州市届高三第二次调研考试英语试题.docx

惠州市届高三第二次调研考试英语试题.docx

《惠州市届高三第二次调研考试英语试题.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《惠州市届高三第二次调研考试英语试题.docx（14页珍藏版）》请在冰点文库上搜索。

惠州市届高三第二次调研考试英语试题

惠州市2021届高三第二次调研考试

英语（2020.10.29）

试卷共8页，卷面满分120分，折算成130分计入总分。

考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2.选择题的作答：

每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡的非答题区域均无效。

3.非选择题的作答：

用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。

写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡的非答题区域均无效。

4.考试结束后，请将答题卡上交。

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

ThingsToDoinLosAngelesonLaborDayweekend,September18-20,2020

FamilieswillfindfunthingstodowithyourkidsthisweekendfromSeptember18thto20th.Makesomeart,visitamuseum,enjoyadrive-inmovie,andmore!

BowersMuseum

2002N.MainSt.,SantaAna,CA92706

TheBowersMuseumisnowopenandreadytosafelywelcomeyourfamily.CurrentexhibitionsincludeInsidetheWaltDisneyArchives:

50YearsofPreservingtheMagic,a10,000-square-foottravelingexhibitthatfeaturesmorethan400objects.Timedticketswillberequired.Makeyourreservationonline.

TheVirtualOrangeCountyChildren’sBookFestival3857BirchStreet,Suite414,NewportBeach,CA92660

TheVirtualOrangeCountyChildren’sBookFestivalbeginsonMonday,September14thandcontinuesuntilSaturday,September26th.Avarietyofactivitiesareplannedincludingstorytimes,illustratingdemonstrations,interactiveactivities,discussionpanels,andmuchmore.Checkthewebsiteforacompletescheduleofevents.

SawdustArtFestival:

AnOutdoorMarketplace935LagunaCanyonRd.,LagunaBeach,CA92651

TheSawdustArtFestival:

AnOutdoorMarketplaceopensthisweekendonSaturday,September19thfrom10:

00amto6:

00pm.TheOutdoorMarketplacewillbeopenonweekendsonly,andadvanceticketsarerequired.Familieswillhavetheopportunitytosafelyshop,watchliveartdemonstrations,andenjoyoutdoordiningandlivemusic.Ticketsareavailableonline.Admissionis$10foradultsandfreeforkids12andunder.

Drive-InMoviesattheMall:

ThePrincessBride

500LakewoodMall,Lakewood,CA

Enjoyadrive-inscreeningofThePrincessBrideattheLakewoodCenterMallonSaturday,September19th.Themoviestartsat8:

00pmandtheparkinglotisnotaccessibleuntil7:

00pm.Afreegoodybagwillbeprovidedtoeachcar.Ticketsareavailableonline.

1.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTrequiretickets?

A.BowersMuseum.B.SawdustArtFestival.

C.Drive-InMoviesattheMall.D.TheVirtualOrangeCountyChildren’sBookFestival.

2.WhatcanvisitorsdoonSawdustArtFestival?

A.Appreciatelivemusic.B.Seedrive-inmovies.

C.Enjoydiningindoors.D.Watchfreeartdemonstrations.

3.WhenshouldvisitorsarrivetoenjoyThePrincessBrideinfulllength?

A.6:

25pm,September19th.B.7:

25pm,September19th.

C.9:

00pm,September19th.D.8:

25pm,September19th.

B

Grandmawasgoingtoturneighty-twoonFriday.IheardMomorderingacakefromthebakeryoverthephone.“Don’tputanyicingonit,”shesaid,“Justaplainangelcake.”Angelcakewithfreshstrawberrieswasherfavorite.SoMumwasready.

ThatafternoonwhenDadcamehome,heshowedmethephonehehadboughtforGrandma.“Ithasspeed-dialing,”hesaid.“Shewon’thavetopushsomanybuttonswhenshecallsthedoctor’sofficeorhersister.”Dadlookedpleased.“Herfingersaresostiffwitharthritis（关节炎）

thatthephoneseemsagoodidea.”

Butwhataboutme?

HereIwaswithonlyonedollarinmypocketandonenighttothinkofagift.EventhoughMomalwaysinsistedthat“it’sthethoughtthatcounts,”Ihadabigproblem.Mymindwasevenmoreemptyofideasthanmywalletwasemptyofmoney.

WhenIhaveaproblem,itsometimeshelpstoshootafewbasketsinthedriveway.Dribble,shoot,rebound.

ForawhileIjustplayedwithouteventryingtothink.IbegantorememberbackbeforeGranddaddied,whenweusedtovisittheminKentucky,Granddadshowedmehowtodoajumpshot.ThinkingaboutGranddadmademesigh.Grandma’slifewasalothappierwhenhewasalive.

Swish!

I’dmadetwoinarow.

Suddenly,IrememberedagreenglassdishintheshapeofaleafthatGrandmausedtokeeponatablebackinKentucky.Itwasalwaysfullofthosered-and-white-stripedpeppermintcandies.Ihadn’tthoughtofthatdishforalongtime.MaybeitwaslostorbrokenwhenDadrentedthetruckandbroughtGrandmaandthebelongingstoOhio.

Justthinkingaboutthatcandydishmademetastethepeppermintslowlydissolvingonmytongue.IcouldalmosthearGrandmasaying，“Helpyourselftoapieceofpeppermint,Burt.”Thatvoicehadasmilebehindit.ItwasavoiceIhadn’theardforalongtime.

Aha!

Itookonelastshot,thendribbledtothebackdoor,ranupthestepstwoatatime,and

grabbedmywallet.

4.Whatdoyouknowabouttheauthor’sgrandma?

A.Shehasdifficultymovingfingers.B.Sheloveshigh-techproducts.

C.Shedoesn’tlikeaplaincake.D.Shehasasweettooth.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dissolving”meaninthelastparagraphbutone?

A.Melting.B.Chewing.C.Swallowing.D.Fading.

6.Whatwouldthewriterprobablybuyintheend?

A.Somethingdecorativeforcandies.B.Somethingbringinggoodmemories.

C.Somethingconvenienttouse.D.SomethingtoGrandma’staste.

7.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?

A.TheGoodOldDaysB.TheGiftofGratitude

C.TheThoughtThatCountsD.TheInspirationfromBasketball

C

Aweisgenerallydefinedasthesensethatyouareinthepresenceofsomethinglargerandmoreconsequentialthanyourself.Accordingtoastudycalled“awewalks”,peoplewhotookafreshlookattheworldaroundthemduringbrief,weeklywalksfeltmoreupbeatandhopefulingeneralthanwalkerswhodidnot.Feelingasenseofawealsoseemstoupouroverallfeelingsofgladnessandimprovehealth.

Previousstudieshavelinkedincreasedphysicalactivitytogreaterhappinessandreducedrisksforanxiety,depressionandothermentalillnesses.Butnostudieshadlookedintowhethermixingaweandactivitymightincreasethebenefitsofor,ontheotherhand,reducethem.So,forthenewstudy,scientistsconcentratedonpeopleintheir60s,70sand80s,anagewhensomepeoplecanfacerisksfordecliningmentalhealth.

Thescientistsasked52studyvolunteerstoaddaweekly15-minutewalktotheirnormalschedules.Allofthemwerephysicallyhealthyandpsychologicallywell-adjusted,withlittleanxietyordepression.Thentheywererandomlydividedintotwogroups.One,asacontrolgroup,wasaskedtostartwalking,preferablyoutside,butgivenfewotherrequirements.Theothergroupwasnotonlyaskedtowalkonceaweek,butalsowereinstructedinhowtocultivateaweastheywalked.“Basically,wetoldthemtotrytogoandwalksomewherenew,sincenoveltyhelpstocultivateawe,”saysVirginiaSturm,anassociateprofessorwholedthenewstudy.

Bothgroupswereaskedtotakeafewselfies（自拍）duringtheirwalksanduploadthemto

alabwebsiteandalsocompleteadailyonlineassessmentoftheircurrentmood.Aftereightweeks,thescientistscomparedthegroups’responsesandphotos.Notsurprisingly,theawewalkersfelthappier,lessupsetandmoresociallyconnectedthanthecontrolgroupmembers.

Thefindingsaresubjective,though,sinceawe,likeotheremotions,isdifficulttoquantify,butDr.Sturmthinksawewalkscouldbeasimplethingforsmallwonderswithoutanydownside.

8.Whatmakesthenewstudydifferentfromthepreviousones?

A.Itconcentratedonolderpeople.

B.Itfoundthesolutiontomentalhealth.

C.Itassociatedphysicalexercisewithhappiness.

D.Ittookbothactivityandaweintoconsideration.

9.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph3?

A.Thevolunteersweresufferingmentaldiseases.

B.Onlythecontrolgrouppracticedweeklywalks.

C.Thestudyvolunteersweredividedbyage.

D.Noveltycanproduceawefeelings.

10.Whyarethefindingsregardedsubjective?

A.Thenumberofvolunteersissmall.

B.Theaweemotionishardtomeasure.

C.Thedailyassessmentsaredifficulttocomplete.

D.Theperiodoftheexperimentisn’tlongenough.

11.WhatistheattitudeofDr.Sturmto“awewalks”?

A.Skeptical.B.Supportive.C.Indifferent.D.Critical.

D

ANASA-fundedstudyusedsatellitetosearchforpenguinpoops（粪便）inAntarctica:

funnyatfirstsightthough,itresultedinuniqueinsightsontheAdeliepenguin’sdietanditsfutureastheclimatechanges.Thefindingspublishedrecentlyunlockedthesecretsaboutthespeciesthatcanprovideanearly-warningofthreatstoAntarctica’sdelicateecosystem.

ResearchersfromStonyBrookUniversityusedsatelliteimagestoseeiftheAdeliepenguin’sdiethasbeenchanginginresponsetoAntarctica’schangingclimate.Adeliepenguinpopulationhasdroppedgreatlyinsomeareasevenastheglobalpopulationincreases.Thesatelliteimagescannotshowthepenguinsindividually,buttheirpresencecanbedetectedbythestain（污渍）leftontheicebytheirwaste,calledguano.

Maleandfemalepenguinstaketurnsincubating（孵化）inthenest.Theguanobuildsupinthesameareasoccupiedbythenests.HeatherLynch,associateprofessoratStonyBrook,alongwithhisteam,usedtheareaofthecolonyasdefinedbytheguanostaintoworkbacktothenumberofpairs.AglobalsurveyforAdeliepenguinsturnedup3.8millionbreedingpairs.Also,

thesatellitedatacandetectthecolorofthepenguinguano,rangingfromwhitetopinktodarkred.Whiteguanoisfromeatingmostlyfish;pinkandredwouldbefromeatingmostlykrill（磷虾）.TheteamfoundthatwhiletheAdeliepenguin’sdietdidshowchangesfromyeartoyear,noconsistentpatternwasobvious.

“Thiswasabigsurprise,sincetheabundanceanddistributionofAdeliepenguinshaschangeddramaticallyoverthelast40yearsandscientistshadassumedthatachangeindietmighthaveplayedarole,”saidCaseyYoungflesh,agraduatestudent